Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge Newly Listed stamped on the reverse with

stamped on the reverse with “Z

the Battalion worked on defensive positions at various locations and received its first taste of action in Darwin

emanating from a pedestal of identical construction which is in turn riveted to a marble base with a dark mottle

now absorbed into the WA

provided by the Dachau concentration camp

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge Newly Listed stamped on the reverse with(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 37. 02 mm (w) x 44. 38 mm (h), weighing 11. 9 grams, in extremely fine